What can you do with a degree in… Software Engineering?
Where do graduates work? Software Engineers work in a variety of fields, such as designing software applications, creating flight navigation software, developing video games, web applications and search engines for software publishers, government agencies, manufacturing, or in the financial, multimedia, biotech or pharmaceutical industries. Software engineering is a major Industries component of the growing Information Technology (IT) sector. Software engineers design, develop and Recent graduates in Software Engineering test complex software systems that apply have gone on to exciting careers in a wide computer technology to specific practical What is Software Engineering? variety of industries, here a just a few: ends such as booking an airline ticket on- line, downloading e-mail or scanning items Software Engineers are qualified professionals Amazon, Software Development Engineer through a check-out line at the grocery involved in the design, coding, and testing of Electronic Arts, Software Engineer store. large software products. Software engineers Software Developer Google, specialize in a number of areas including Longbow, QA Engineer • Information & Communications analog/digital signal processing, integrated Microsoft, Software Design Engineer Technologies circuits, microwaves, fibre optics, lasers, Morgan Stanley, Technology Associate microprocessors etc. They are also responsible • Software Publishing Teradyne, Jr. Software Engineer for tasks such as directing projects, managing • Energy & Utilities: Hydro, Oil & Gas, teams, estimating costs and resources, Water, Sewage assessing business plans, reviewing proposals • Engineering & Management Consulting and suggesting innovations. • Finance & Insurance • Manufacturing Software engineers are self-motivated, enjoy • Scientific & Technical Services working with computers and are good at math.
Since the work involves process design and development, software engineers are both logical and creative. They should have strong problem- solving and analytical skills, and must be able to communicate effectively with team members, other staff, and the customers they meet. Because they often deal with a number of tasks simultaneously, they must be able to concentrate and pay close attention to detail. Salary Information* Useful Resources Starting salaries will vary according to location, industry and employer. Career Resources Average annual salaries for new graduates Canada: $46,000- $63,000 United States: $56,383 – $64,400 McGill Engineering Career Centre - Resources, information, job postings and links for engineering students Internship Salaries $15 - $26 per hour myFuture - Job postings McGill students *Sources include: CACEE Campus Recruitment and Benchmark Survey (2011), NACE Salary Survey 2009, RIQ Enquete sur la rémunération directe des ingénieurs The Engineering Institute of Canada salariés du Québec (2012) - Engineering Career Network
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